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/byd.ʒɛ/

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Translation

budget

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Word origin

Borrowed back from English 'budget', which itself came from Old French bougette ('little bag'), a diminutive of bouge, from Latin bulga ('leather pouch'). The chancellor's money bag named the accounts inside it.

Origin
Old French
Root
bougette
English cognates
budget, bulge

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralbudgets

Examples

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The city's budget was passed yesterday.

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We do not have the budget for this project.

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Police budgets are going to rise.

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She is drawing up next year's budget.

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This film cost twice its budget.

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This word is taught in chapter 30, lesson 1: budget, cabane, paniquer and 7 more words.